Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

American artist Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908) was inspired to paint this scene of Muranese glassblowers around 1886 after he visited the island of Murano...

The Fiery Failure Of The 703/704 Armenian Rebellion Against Umayyad Rule

Armenia, in the 7th century, was caught between two feuding empires. On the one hand, the region had been under Roman influence for well...

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

American artist Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908) was inspired to paint this scene of Muranese glassblowers around 1886 after he visited the island of Murano...

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

American artist Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908) was inspired to paint this scene of Muranese glassblowers around 1886 after he visited the island of Murano...

Muse Of Lyric Poetry, By Henry Siddons Mowbray (c. 1858–1928)

This artwork, by the American artist Henry Siddons Mowbray (c. 1858–1928), depicts the Muse of Lyric Poetry and it is part of a series...

The Militant Rise And Rebellious Fall Of Baanes

A man named Baanes came to prominence as a military officer serving in the armed forces of Constantinople in the early 7th century. Baanes...

Homer

  Homer (flourished c. 700 BCE) "Few sons, indeed, are like their fathers. Generally they are worse; but just a few are better." The Odyssey (Book 2,...

The Varangian Guard—Viking-Era Mercenaries of Constantinople

Emperors of Constantinople Hired Viking Mercenaries as Guards. Emperors of Constantinople and their Varangian Guard had a complex relationship, and their curious partnership came from...

Aeschylus

Aeschylus (c. 525-456 BCE) "Let there be less suffering... give us the sense to live on what we need." From Aeschylus’ Agamemnon (approximately lines 381-382), translated...

Ovid

Ovid (43 BCE-17 CE) "My gift Is poetry, the praise Of beautiful girls. I can make them immortal. Fine dresses, Jewelry, gold, all perish. But the fame Bestowed by...
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